George Lopez

Actor-comedian George Lopez was something of a one-man entertainment industry. Best known to mass audiences as the co-creator, writer, producer and star of the ABC situation comedy "George Lopez" (200...
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Sam Smith was the toast of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday (08Feb15), walking away with four of the six honors he was nominated for, including the coveted Record of the Year.
The British soul sensation kicked off his celebrations early after claiming the very first award of the televised show for Best New Artist. He soon followed it up with the Best Pop Vocal Album for In The Lonely Hour, and was back onstage towards the end of the Los Angeles ceremony to wrap up his big night with wins for Song of the Year and Record of the Year for Stay With Me.
Taking to the stage for the fourth time, Smith poked fun at the ex-boyfriend who inspired the album, saying, "This is the best night of my life. I wanna thank the man who this record is about... Thank you so much for breaking my heart because you got me four Grammys!"
Fellow six-time nominees Beyonce and Pharrell Williams each went home as triple winners, while Beck landed Best Rock Album and Album of the Year for Morning Phase - and almost had Kanye West repeat his infamous stage invasion at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, when he interrupted Taylor Swift to defend his pal Beyonce's honor. This time, the rapper approached Beck as he collected the Album of the Year accolade, which Beyonce was also nominated for, and pretended to head towards the mic, before laughing and returning to his seat in the front row - much to everyone's amusement.
AC/DC got the Grammy Awards off to a rocking start with a hits medley, while Madonna dazzled the Staples Center audience in a red and black matador costume to sing her new release Living For Love, and Rihanna, Kanye West and Sir Paul McCartney staged the first ever performance of their new collaboration, FourFiveSeconds.
Other performance highlights at the event, hosted by LL Cool J, came from Ed Sheeran and Electric Light Orchestra frontman Jeff Lynne; Katy Perry, who honored victims of domestic violence with a powerful rendition of By The Grace of God; Sam Smith and Mary J. Blige's soulful collaboration on Stay With Me, and Pharrell Williams, who gave his Happy tune a gospel makeover, complete with Hans Zimmer on guitar and Lang Lang on piano.
The full list of winners at the 2015 Grammy Awards is:
Record Of The Year - Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) by Sam Smith
Album Of The Year - Morning Phase by Beck
Song Of The Year - Stay With Me (Darkchild Version) by Sam Smith
Best New Artist - Sam Smith
Best Pop Solo Performance - Happy by Pharrell Williams
Best Pop Duo/Group Performance - Say Something by A Great Big World With Christina Aguilera
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Cheek To Cheek by Tony Bennett &amp; Lady Gaga
Best Pop Vocal Album - In The Lonely Hour by Sam Smith
Best Dance Recording - Rather Be by Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne
Best Dance/Electronic Album - Syro by Aphex Twin
Best Contemporary Instrumental Album - Bass &amp; Mandolin by Chris Thile &amp; Edgar Meyer
Best Rock Performance - Lazaretto by Jack White
Best Metal Performance - The Last In Line by Tenacious D
Best Rock Song - Ain't It Fun by Paramore
Best Rock Album - Morning Phase by Beck
Best Alternative Music Album - St. Vincent by St. Vincent
Best R&amp;B Performance - Drunk In Love by Beyonce featuring Jay Z
Best Traditional R&amp;B Performance - Jesus Children by Robert Glasper Experiment featuring Lalah Hathaway &amp; Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Best R&amp;B Song - Drunk In Love by Beyonce featuring Jay Z
Best Urban Contemporary Album - Girl by Pharrell Williams
Best R&amp;B Album - Love, Marriage &amp; Divorce by Toni Braxton &amp; Babyface
Best Rap Performance - I by Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap/Sung Collaboration - The Monster by Eminem featuring Rihanna
Best Rap Song - I by Kendrick Lamar
Best Rap Album - The Marshall Mathers LP2 by Eminem
Best Country Solo Performance - Something In The Water by Carrie Underwood
Best Country Duo/Group Performance - Gentle On My Mind by The Band Perry
Best Country Song - I'm Not Gonna Miss You by Glen Campbell
Best Country Album - Platinum by Miranda Lambert
Best New Age Album - Winds Of Samsara by Ricky Kej &amp; Wouter Kellerman
Best Improvised Jazz Solo - Fingerprints by Chick Corea
Best Jazz Vocal Album - Beautiful Life by Dianne Reeves
Best Jazz Instrumental Album - Trilogy by Chick Corea Trio
Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album - Life In The Bubble by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band
Best Latin Jazz Album - The Offense Of The Drum by Arturo O'Farrill &amp; The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
Best Gospel Performance/Song - No Greater Love by Smokie Norful
Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song - Messengers by Lecrae featuring For King &amp; Country
Best Gospel Album - Help by Erica Campbell
Best Contemporary Christian Music Album - Run Wild. Live Free. Love Strong. by For King &amp; Country
Best Roots Gospel Album - Shine For All The People by Mike Farris
Best Latin Pop Album - Tangos by Rubén Blades
Best Latin Rock, Urban or Alternative Album - Multiviral by Calle 13
Best Regional Mexican Music Album (Including Tejano) - Mano A Mano - Tangos A La Manera De Vicente Fernandez by Vicente Fernandez
Best Tropical Latin Album - Mas + Corazon Profundo by Carlos Vives
Best American Roots Performance - A Feather's Not A Bird by Rosanne Cash
Best American Roots Song - A Feather's Not A Bird by Rosanne Cash
Best Americana Album - The River &amp; The Thread by Rosanne Cash
Best Bluegrass Album - The Earls Of Leicester by The Earls Of Leicester
Best Blues Album - Step Back by Johnny Winter
Best Folk Album - Remedy by Old Crow Medicine Show
Best Regional Roots Music Album - The Legacy by Jo-El Sonnier
Best Reggae Album - Fly Rasta by Ziggy Marley
Best World Music Album - Eve by Angelique Kidjo
Best Children's Album - I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up For Education And Changed The World (Malala Yousafzai) by Neela Vaswani
Best Spoken Word Album (Includes Poetry, Audio Books &amp; Storytelling) - Diary Of A Mad Diva by Joan Rivers
Best Comedy Album - Mandatory Fun by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Best Musical Theater Album - Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Jessie Mueller, principal soloist; Jason Howland, Steve Sidwell &amp; Billy Jay Stein, producers; Carole King, composer &amp; lyricist; Original Broadway Cast)
Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media - Frozen (Kristen Anderson-Lopez, Robert Lopez, Tom MacDougall &amp; Chris Montan, compilation producers)
Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media - The Grand Budapest Hotel by Alexandre Desplat
Best Song Written For Visual Media - Let It Go by Kristen Anderson-Lopez &amp; Robert Lopez Best Instrumental Composition - The Book Thief by John Williams
Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella - Daft Punk (Ben Bram, Mitch Grassi, Scott Hoying, Avi Kaplan, Kirstin Maldonado &amp; Kevin Olusola, arrangers; Pentatonix)
Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals - New York Tendaberry by Billy Childs, arranger (Billy Childs Featuring Renée Fleming &amp; Yo-Yo Ma)
Best Recording Package - Lightning Bolt by Pearl Jam Best Boxed Or Special Limited Edition Package - The Rise &amp; Fall Of Paramount Records, Volume One (1917-27) by Susan Archie, Dean Blackwood &amp; Jack White, art directors (Various Artists)
Best Album Notes - Offering: Live At Temple University by Ashley Kahn, (John Coltrane)
Best Historical Album - The Garden Spot Programs, 1950 by Hank Williams
Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical - Morning Phase by Beck Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical - Max Martin
Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical - All Of Me (Tiesto's Birthday Treatment Remix) (Tijs Michiel Verwest, remixer (John Legend)
Best Surround Sound Album - Beyoncé (Elliot Scheiner, surround mix engineer; Bob Ludwig, surround mastering engineer; Beyoncé Knowles, surround producer (Beyoncé)
Best Engineered Album, Classical - Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem; Symphony No. 4; The Lark Ascending (Michael Bishop, engineer; Michael Bishop, mastering engineer (Robert Spano, Norman Mackenzie, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra &amp; Chorus)
Producer Of The Year, Classical - Judith Sherman
Best Orchestral Performance - Adams, John: City Noir by David Robertson, conductor (St. Louis Symphony)
Best Opera Recording - Charpentier: La Descente D'Orphee Aux Enfers by Paul O'Dette &amp; Stephen Stubbs, conductors; Aaron Sheehan; Renate Wolter-Seevers, producer (Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Ensemble; Boston Early Music Festival Vocal Ensemble)
Best Choral Performance - The Sacred Spirit Of Russia by Craig Hella Johnson, conductor (Conspirare)
Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance - In 27 Pieces - The Hilary Hahn Encores by Hilary Hahn &amp; Cory Smythe
Best Classical Instrumental Solo - Play by Jason Vieaux Best Classical Solo Vocal Album - Douce France by Anne Sofie Von Otter; Bengt Forsberg, accompanist (Carl Bagge, Margareta Bengston, Mats Bergström, Per Ekdahl, Bengan Janson, Olle Linder &amp; Antoine Tamestit)
Best Classical Compendium - Partch: Plectra &amp; Percussion Dances by Partch; John Schneider, producer
Best Contemporary Classical Composition - Adams, John Luther: Become Ocean by John Luther Adams, composer (Ludovic Morlot &amp; Seattle Symphony)
Best Music Video - Happy by Pharrell Williams
Best Music Film - 20 Feet From Stardom by Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer &amp; Judith Hill
Grammy Trustees Award - Richard Perry, George Wein, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil President's Merit Award - Martin Bandier
Lifetime Achievement Award - George Harrison, Bee Gees, Buddy Guy, Louvin Brothers, Wayne Shorter, Pierre Boulez and Flaco Jimenez.

Singers Hilary Duff and Lance Bass have joined forces to help a Beverly Hills boutique owner find her beloved dog after the pooch was taken from outside her store. Surveillance footage shows a pregnant mother and child walking up to the Switch storefront on Wednesday (28Jan15), picking up the white Maltese, called Charlie, and walking off with the pet.
Store co-owner Julia Cohen has offered up a $2,000 (£1,250) reward for Charlie's safe return and now her celebrity friends have pitched in to help spread the word.
Duff shared a photo of Charlie on her Instagram.com page hours after the 'dognapping' and called on fans to keep an eye out for Charlie.
In the caption, she wrote, "PLEASE HELP US FIND CHARLIE!!!! He is missing. Last seen being picked up by a pregnant woman and her son. White Maltese. Red collar. Please call!!(310) 860-1650! Or contact @switchboutique."
She also posted a video plea, in which she says, "Charlie's a staple here, everyone in Beverly Hills knows him."
Bass has tweeted about the missing pooch too, while Beverly Hills Chihuahua star George Lopez also threw his support behind the campaign by sharing the information with his Twitter fans, writing, "No questions asked , please if anyone has any information, please call!"

"We'll go best to not as best: I'd say Josh Lucas; I remember him being a really good kisser. Then Ryan (Guzman), I remember because I just kissed him. And then I would go... Matthew (McConaughey) and then George (Clooney)... I didn't say he (Clooney) was worst, I just said he was... the fourth best!" Jennifer Lopez lists her favourite onscreen smooches.

Actor/comedian George Lopez is considering a career change by entering into the world of politics.
The 53 year old has revealed he is hoping to run for Mayor of Los Angeles in six years. He tells U.S. breakfast show Today, "There's a lot going on with politics and I would love to end my career as Mayor of Los Angeles six years from now... "I think politics is a great place for comedy as well."
If Lopez launches a campaign he would not be the first celebrity to enter into California politics - actor Arnold Schwarzenegger was the Governor of California from 2003 to 2011, actor Carlos Alan Autry was Mayor of Fresno from 2000 to 2008, Clint Eastwood served as Mayor of Carmel and Ronald Regan was the state Governor before he became U.S. President.

Last night was the 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, with some big winners on stage, but right now we want to focus on the big winners (and losers) on the red carpet. We're breaking down our favorite looks of the night, and we also have to critique the looks we just could not come to love.
The Best Looks
Emma Stone
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There for her role in Birdman, Emma Stone showed everyone whose wears the pants in this Lanvin jumpsuit with a natural beauty look for the night.
Anna Kendrick
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Kendrick was celebrating all the nominations for Into The Woods and decided to dress like Cinderella in this Monique Lhuillier gown.
Kate Beckinsale
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This updo paired with an Elie Saab dress is exactly what made Beckinsale a star on last night's red carpet.
Ellie Kemper
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Ellie's sleek Naeem Khan gown and red lip showed that this lady is ready her sportlight.
Jennifer Lopez
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Jeremy Renner said what all of us were thinking about J. Lo's "globes" last night. She looked hotter than hot in this Zuhair Murad gown.
Emily Blunt
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Another Into The Woods beauty, Blunt looked incredible in Michael Kors.
Diane Kruger
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Diane said she wanted that didn't want to wear a dress that steals the spotlight, as she was there to support her hubby Joshua Jackson, but she stole it anyway.
Couple of the Night - George and Amal Clooney
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We were big fans of these newlyweds last night. Amal's chic DIor gown, complete with white gloves, really knocked our socks off.
The Worst Looks
Lupita Nyong'o
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In 2014 Lupita proved she was a style icon. This Giambattista Valli haute couture gown does not make it seem like 2015 will be like last year.
Greer Grammer
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Last night she was Miss Golden Globe...but that dress doesn't deserve any awards.
Jemima Kirke
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What's even going on here?
Kiera Knightley
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We once thought Kiera could do no wrong, suddenly we're not so sure of that.
Tina Fey
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Tina's first dress of the night happily didn't make it onto the stage with her. We're still trying to figure out what on earth she bothered with this?
Kerry Washington
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Olivia Pope would not be caught dead wearing this outfit, we think Kerry should take that as a hint.
Zosia Mamet
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We're loving Zosia's hair, but this dress is nothing for the Girls star to gloat about.
Claire Danes
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The earrings...the dress...why. Just why.
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Mexican-American author Michele Serros has died aged 48, following a battle with cancer. The acclaimed writer passed away at her home in Berkeley, California on Sunday (04Jan15), after a 20-month battle with a rare form of oral cancer.
Serros was a short story writer, essayist, and poet, who is best known for her very first book Chicana Falsa, a collection of anecdotes and poems about growing up as a fourth generation Mexican-American in California.
Chicana Falsa helped her earn a spot as one of 12 poets invited to tour with the Lollapalooza music festival in 1994, and Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan even joined her on stage playing bass guitar while she read one of her poems.
She also spent a season as a staff writer for comedian George Lopez's self-titled TV sitcom in 2002.
In addition to her writing career, Serros was a regular commentary contributor for National Public Radio, and gave speeches and book readings at colleges and universities, which she continued until the final months of her life.

British pop star Boy George sang a tribute to Quentin Tarantino as the director was honoured at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's annual Art and Film gala on Saturday (01Nov14). The former Culture Club frontman covered Dusty Springfield's hit Son of a Preacher Man in a nod to Tarantino's movie Pulp Fiction, which featured the track in a key scene.
Boy George also entertained the star-studded audience with his tracks including Karma Chameleon and Do You Really Want to Hurt Me.
Tarantino paid tribute to Los Angeles in his acceptance speech, crediting the city with offering him his big break, adding, "I love to talk, and I love to talk about movies... I don't like to talk about my movies."
Other gala attendees included Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Harvey Weinstein, Jennifer Lopez, Kate Beckinsale, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian.

Zoe Saldana, America Ferrera, Eva Longoria and Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson are among the famous friends who have paid tribute to actress Elizabeth Pena following her death this week (beg13Oct14). The 55 year old passed away at a hospital in Los Angeles on Tuesday (14Oct14), and the tragedy has prompted an outpouring of grief among the acting community.
Pena played Sofia Vergara's onscreen mother in hit U.S. TV show Modern Family, and her co-star Ferguson mourned her loss in a post on Twitter.com, writing, "The entire cast and crew are very sad to say goodbye to one of our Modern Family members. RIP to the beautiful & talented #ElizabethPena."
Star Trek actress Saldana writes, "My heart is broken!!! My prayers are with you and your family. We will miss you #ElizabethPena."
Ugly Betty star Ferrera adds, "Heartbroken to hear the news of Elizabeth Pena's death. She was such a light. So glad I knew her. So sad she's gone," while actress Debra Messing offers, "I am stunned and heartbroken, just found out about the passing of my friend Elizabeth Pena. She was such a life force it's hard to believe."
Eva Longoria, who admits she is a big of Pena's work, writes, "RIP Elizabeth Pena. I was a fan since the days of I Married Dora & loved her in Jacob's Ladder & more recently Matador/Modern Family," and Longoria's former desperate Housewives co-star Dana Delany adds, "Aw...damn. Elizabeth Pena was a wonderful actress and even lovelier person. My thoughts are with her family."
Other tributes have come in from Gilles Marini, George Lopez , Lou Diamond Phillips, Robert Rodriguez, Frances Fish, Martha Plimpton and John Leguizamo.

Sofia Vergara and Eugenio Derbez have topped Variety's Power Of Latinos: 20 Most Influential Stars list for 2014. The two stars beat Eva Longoria, Javier Bardem, Jennifer Lopez and Michael Pena to the top spots in the male and female categories, while Penelope Cruz, Gael Garcia Bernal, Michelle Rodriguez and George Lopez also feature high.
The actors and musicians on the list were picked for the way they balance their mainstream success with their Latino heritage.

Celebrity dancer Karina Smirnoff has a new celebrity boyfriend - she's dating Orange Is The New Black star Pablo Schreiber. The sexy Russian star, who has romanced fellow dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy, actor Mario Lopez and baseball player Brad Penny, was spotted getting close to the actor at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Friday (19Sep14).
One eyewitness tells Us Weekly magazine, "They were very flirty, affectionate and touchy feely during the entire time at the show. It looked like they had great chemistry."
The pair checked out performances by the Zac Brown Band and Usher.
Schreiber, the younger brother of actor Liev, portrays correctional officer George Mendez on Orange Is the New Black.
He and his wife Jessica Monty separated at the beginning of the year (Jan14), according to UsMagazine.com.

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Co-starred with Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo in the remake of "Yours, Mine and Ours"

Began hosting the late night talk show "Lopez Tonight" on TBS

Voiced Carlos, a Balinese dog constantly annoyed by the title character, in the live-action film, "Marmaduke"

Feature debut in Bruce Lee's "Fist of Fear, Touch of Death"

Portrayed an investigator in the comedy spoof "Fatal Instinct"

Played FBI Agent Ernie Rodriguez in the comedy "Balls of Fury"

Earned a Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album for Tall, Dark & Chicano

Cast in Robert Rodriguez's "The Adventures of Shark Boy & Lava Girl in 3-D"

Cast in the comedy feature "Ski Patrol"

Featured opposite Kevin Costner in the comedy "Swing Vote"

Performed in his first TV comedy special, "Why You Crying?" (premiered on Showtime)

Voiced Rafael, a Toco Toucan, in the computer-animated film, "Rio"

Joined an ensemble cast for the Garry Marshall directed romantic comedy, "Valentine's Day"

Earned Grammy nomination for Best Comedy Album for Team Leader

Co-created and played the lead role in the ABC sitcom "George Lopez"; also produced by Sandra Bullock who pushed to get a sitcom on television after watching his stand-up

Performed the HBO stand-up special "America's Mexican"

Lent her voice to the live-action comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"

Worked the comedy-club circuit for two decades

Cast in the comedy feature "Bread and Roses"

Co-starred in the independent comedy feature "Real Women Have Curves"

Summary

Actor-comedian George Lopez was something of a one-man entertainment industry. Best known to mass audiences as the co-creator, writer, producer and star of the ABC situation comedy "George Lopez" (2002-07), he also regularly sold out large venues with his stand-up comedy act, earned a Grammy nomination with his sophomore comedy album, and became a best-selling author. He also managed to fit in several movie roles and television award show hosting gigs. Outside the industry, Lopez also received various awards for his humanitarian efforts, both within his home base of Los Angeles and around the world. As his comedic skills continued to sharpen, culminating in Lopez being given his own late night talk show, "Lopez Tonight" (TBS, 2009-2011), his stature as one of Hispanic entertainment's towering figures continued to expand and impress.

Together since 1989; married in 1993; Lopez received a kidney transplant from his wife Ann in 2005; announced they were separating in September 2010

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"When I was 10 and I'd say [to his grandmother] the kids at school don't like me, she'd say the only friends you have are the dollars in your pocket. And then I didn't even have a dollar." - Lopez quoted to People magazine, Oct. 21, 2002

"As a Chicano I never thought that I would live in a house that the Olsen twins once lived in. Maybe I'd work on their house or put in a pool, but to live in it? Wow!" - Lopez quoted to People magazine, Oct. 21, 2002

George Lopez suffered from a genetic condition that caused his kidneys to deteriorate. On April 25, 2005, Lopez had a successful kidney transplant surgery using an organ donated by his wife, Ana Serrano.

In February 2004, George was presented the 2004 Artist of the Year and Humanitarian Award by Harvard University, presented by its president and dean for his artistic work and charitable endeavors.

In August 2005, Time magazine recognized George as one of "The 25 Most Influential Hispanics In America"

In 2006, Lopez received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Affiliations

Founded the George & Ann Lopez-Richie Alarcon CARE Foundation, which provides significant community and arts resources for education.